Hurbanovo
Encyclopedia
Hurbanovo is a town and large municipality
in the Komárno District
in the Nitra Region
of south-west Slovakia
. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban
.
It has a population of about 8030 people.
Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level.
and 2.56% Roma.
, a DVD
rental store and a cinema. It also has a football pitch
. The town has a commercial bank
and insurance company and number of general and food stores. It has a doctor's surgery and an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist.
A brewery, called Zlatý Bažant
, also operates in the town.
and petrol station and a railway station.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Komárno District
Komárno District
Komárno District is a district inthe Nitra Region of western Slovakia.Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Hungarian county of Komárom....
in the Nitra Region
Nitra Region
The Nitra Region is one of the administrative regions of Slovakia.-Geography:This region with a long history is situated in the southwest of Slovakia, mostly in the eastern part of the Danubian Lowland. It is divided into two sub-units: the Danubian Flat in the south-west, with eastern part of the...
of south-west Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Jozef Miloslav Hurban
Jozef Miloslav Hurban , pseudonyms Slavomil F. Kořennatý, Ľudovít Pavlovič, M. z Bohuslavíc, M...
.
Geography
The town lies at an altitude of 115 metres and covers an area of 59.943 km².It has a population of about 8030 people.
Hurbanovo is situated on the climatically warmest location of the Podunajská nížina lowland, and it is located on the left bank of the Žitava river in the area with an altitude around 115 metres above the sea level.
Ethnicity
The town is about 50.19% Hungarian, 45.52% SlovakSlovaks
The Slovaks, Slovak people, or Slovakians are a West Slavic people that primarily inhabit Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.Most Slovaks today live within the borders of the independent Slovakia...
and 2.56% Roma.
Facilities
The town has a public libraryLibrary
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
, a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
rental store and a cinema. It also has a football pitch
Association football pitch
An association football pitch is the playing surface for the game of association football made of turf. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play".All line markings on the pitch form part of the area which they define...
. The town has a commercial bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
and insurance company and number of general and food stores. It has a doctor's surgery and an outpatient facility for children and adolescents and a gynaecologist.
A brewery, called Zlatý Bažant
Zlatý Bažant
Zlatý Bažant is a Slovak beer brand. It was founded in 1969 and is produced at the brewery in Hurbanovo. It was purchased by the Heineken International group in 1995.It is distributed in the United States under the name Golden Pheasant....
, also operates in the town.
Transport
The town has a garageAutomobile repair shop
An automobile repair shop is a place where automobiles are repaired by auto mechanics and electricians.- Types :The automotive garage can be divided in so many category....
and petrol station and a railway station.
Famous people
- Gabriela DudekováGabriela DudekováGabriela Dudeková is a Slovak historian.Dudeková lives and works in Bratislava, Nitra and Houston, Texas, USA. She has a degree in history from the Comenius University in Bratislava...
, historian - Árpád FesztyÁrpád FesztyÁrpád Feszty was a Hungarian painter.He was born in the town of Ógyalla . His ancestors were German settlers . He was the fifth child of Silvester Rehrenbeck , an affluent landowner at Ógyalla, and his wife Jozefa...
,artist,painter - Mór JókaiMór JókaiMór Jókai , born Móric Jókay de Ásva , outside Hungary also known as Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist.-Early life:...
, writer - Konkoly Thege MiklósKonkoly ObservatoryKonkoly Obszervatórium is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Hungarian Academy of Sciences. It is located in Budapest, Hungary. It was founded in 1871 by Miklos Konkoly-Thege as his private observatory....
, weather researcher